Display-rack.



No. 874,917. PATENTED DBC. 24, 1907.

J. B. TIMBERLAKE.

DISPLAY RACK. APPLIQATION FILED 1120.23.1903.

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No. 874,917. PATENTED DBC. 24, 1907. J. B. TIMBERLAKE. DISPLAY RACK.APPLICATION FILED DE23. 1903.

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JOHN B. TrMBEaLa'iiE, ilacKsoN`,"iuenieAN,

DISPLAY-naux.

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v Tiis invention relatesito improvements tubing for providinga;resilientsuppo in display racks. i 1 surface for the platesl -or articlesto'be`.adi" It has 'for its objectto provide a' rack of for displayingarticles of various kin s simple construction which maybe em(ployed rackembodying my j 2 is a pers shown 1n 2o vice. Fig. 5 is still anothermodification.

the vertical and adapted lplayed upon upright position.

rest 2 is preferably At-the lower ends` of the 3,5 3 of the wire orstran '35 The base or sup orting frame 1 is Vformed of a sing epiece ofI A are connected bygthe part 6.

at 7 7. Before lsecuring lwardly extending tubing orsheathing 8. Asshown shown in` Specification of Letters Patent. Application meaDecember 23.1903. serai No. 186.360.;

B. TIMBER- LAKE, a citizen of the United States, residing 12- 12 to formshoulders against .whi the at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and 5State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinDisplay- Racks, 4of which the following isa specication, reference beinghad therein to the ac- Figurelis a perspective view of a displayimprovements, 'showing in dotted lines a plate supported thereby. Fig.ective view of parts ofthe device ign 1 in the course of'construction.Fig. 3 is aview of several parts of the device in course ofconstruction. Fig.' 4 is aperspective view of a modified form of the de-The rack or easel essentially consists of two parts, namely, the base orstand 1 and frame or rest 2 carried thereby to hold the article to .bedisthe said stand in .a relatively This vertical .support jor. made ofagsingle pieceoi wire or strand of .twisted wifey-.bent to'fxgmtheuprights 3 3 and the connecting part 4. uprights 3 the ends s arebent at substantially` right angles -to said u rights. `kewise wire orstrand of twisted wire bent to formtbe loops 5 51at either side of therear of the frame and which From the said loops the wires extendforwardas indicated the upright frame or rest to the base, I may placeontlieupportions thereof arubber in Fig. 3 off the wire which forms theupright part of the frame and-the parts 7 77 o the base may 'dien be"twisted ltogether-asi at 9 9. When desired, piecesef rubberl tubing orsheathing 10 10 may then be forced over the twisted portions 9 9 as Fig.-1,."...I`he ends -11" 11 of the lineare-'24'.'156i piece of wire ofwhichithe base .is

may thenbe bent upwardly .as indicatedfat lower edge of the plate or,article .to-be. layed may abut, vand the ends-funny bent downwardlyand.; coil ef l as; she4 at 13 13 to form theforwardfpoints'ifoflortzfor the base. It'will'be imdersflod, that Ldo not limit myself. tothe fu fof/nibb inventi" l fof base and then to 'be' bent upwdl` an'looped as indicated` at -3f 3-.f;' l0011i struction the ends ofi-theyvires"f7 7roftl1e` 80 base after being twistedtgether withtheiwire's1,3 '3 are bent downwardly-'and looped. afsindi'catedat 13 o formthe front 'sup- 1 l ports forthe base.

an album. In thisconstructionafter e ends 3/ 3 of the wires which gforrnthe npr-'ighty l frame and the wire 7 ?ofthe-base have been woundtogether, theV latter fare bentdo'wnwagrdly and coiled at 13-` 1"3ftoform the front 90 Supports for the eaself* Numerous modications willsuggest themselves according to the r nature of the articlewhich theeasel is to support. It:will beinotfed that-only two vpiecesfoi form anyof the desired:constructions.v However, I do notflimit myself tothel useof two pieces of wirefas an'easel embodying my invention may be-made 'inwhich several wires v Wire or strands of twisted wire are necessary to f"i In Fig. 5 is shown an'feaselfor 5155i u I ="are'used, but in whichthe essential" features 100 O l, 874,917 i tween the feet 5-5 and thesurface upon which they rest. This insures that in case the frame issprung or the feet in any wise bent in reference to each other that the.tie piece between them Will not contact with the supporting surface forthe rack and make a wabbly structure. The cross tie piece 6 thatconnects the two substantially horizontal portions of the base operatesto strengthen the frame and hold the feet in proper yrelation to eachother.

While I have referred to the sheathing or rotecting device incasing aportion of the ame as being composed of rubber, iti will be noted that Ido not limit myself thereby to the use of that material alone. Itisparticularly suitable because of the resilient surface which itprovides, but it Will be noted that any non-metallic material may besubstituted which will serve to rotect fragile dishes or like articlesfrom eing chipped or nicked by the rack. Furthermore this protectingmaterial may be dispensed with on the upright frame when desired andsimply used upon that portion of the base with which the articles to bedisplayed contact. Again the protecting material may be applied to allortions of the easel frame when desired, wit iout departing from thespirit of the invention.

In each of the several forms of my invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings there is found a base having substantiallyhorizontal members, indicated by 7, 7, that are held above the surfaceof the su port for the rack by feet formed at the en s of the base.Extending upward from the horizontal members of this base is a rest 2against which the article leans. The rest and base are rigidly united sothat there is no danger of one moving relative to the other, even thoughan article of considerable Weight be supported and bear heavil uponthe'rest. By giving to the horizonta members of the base considerableextension between the attachment of the u right rest 2 therewith and theforward feet ci) the base a support is produced that will accommodate awide varlety of articles, and accommodate them in dierent positions.Thus if a shallow plate, such as indicated by doted lines in Fig. 1, besupported it can be held nearly upright or given a considerableinclination. This same rack is e uall adapted to hold a deep-dish, suchas a ow or an article like an album, as indicated in Fig. 5. Byinter-twisting the extensions 8 of the u right rest with the horizontalmembers o the base, the latter is strengthened, and it is particularlydesirable that this strengthening should be in front of the rest, thatis to say, those ortions of the horizontal members upon whlchthe edge ofthe article to be displayed rests are strengths' ened. This enables arelatively light wire to be employed in forming the rack Aand at thesame time gives sulicient strength and rigiditfyT to those parts of thebase with which the article directly engages to prevent sagging thereof,even when a heavy dish or other article is placed upon the rack.

I do not herein make claim to a rubber covered easel, claims of thatnature being presented in application Serial Number 320,851, led June s,1906.

What I claim is- 1. A display rack comprising a base formed of wire andhaving horizontal portions 7 upon which the edge of the article may restformed with feet at each end and having a cross connecting iece, and anupright rest against which t e article may lean formed of a piece ofWire separate from the base and having its ends inter-twisted with thehorizontal portions of the base, substantially as set forth.

2. A display rack comprising a base formed of a single piece of wire andhaving approximately horizontal 'members with feet at their oppositeends, and. an upright rest 2 formed of another piece of wirehavlng itsends extended forward of the rest and inter-twisted with the horizontalmembers of the base, substantially as set forth.

3. A display rack formed of wire and comprising horizontal ortions 7with feet at their ends, an uprig t rest against which the articledisplayed may lean, and shoulders arranged in front of the-rest andrising above the horizontal ortions 7 of the base to serve as abutmentsor the artic-le, the ends of the rest being inter-twisted with thehorizontal portions of the base between the upright rest and the saidshoulders, vsubstantially as set.

4. A display rack formed of a single piece of wire bent to formhorizontal portions 7 and having feet at the ends thereof, and anupright rest 2 formed of another piece of wire having its ends extendedto one side of the upright portion of the rest and there inter-twistedwith the horizontal portions of the base between the upright and thefeet at base having horizontally arranged pieces 7, also the wire of theupright frame, sul ,Q ,n 7, supported at their ends by feet formedintially as Set forth. Y 10 tegral therewith, an upright frame 2 formedIn testimony whereof I aflix my signature of wire and having side pieces3, 3, the lower in presence of two witnesses.

5 end of each of said pieces being twisted about JOHN B. TIMBERLAKE.

one of the horizontal pieces 7, 7, of the base Witnesses: and sheathingsof rubber incasng the unions VERNE W. BADGELEY, between the base and theupright frame and GRACE A. LAVERTY.

